Word: hebrews
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Professor Lyon spoke last night at the College Conference on The Old Testament in the light of Hebrew history...
From the earliest times, said Professor Lyon, the Jews have been an invincible and independent people. The Hebrew nation brought with them a high sense of their great destiny in the world. The Old Testament is but a part of the product of the Hebrew literature trait. It has been largely neglected for several eras us. People think the Old Testament is antiquated. that it belongs to the dark age. Many do not pretend to be religious, and they consider the Old Testament to be very religious. Then there are men who believe the book is thoroughly right...
Eigth College Conference on the Study of the Bible. The Old Testament in the light of Hebrew History II. Professor Lyon. Sever...
Eigth College Conference on the Study of the Bible. The Old Testament in the light of Hebrew History II. Professor Lyon. Sever...
What marked Hebrew from other history was first, Israel's divine guidance, and second, the strange discrepancies, most noticeable in the absence of great warriors, of commerce, art, and philosophy, and of any intercourse between Israel and the other nations. On the other hand the Hebrews had the consciousness of a high mission and were pre-eminent in religion. They originated the belief of monotheism and all their great men were religious prophets and teachers. Without Hebrew history we should not have Christianity...